Collectively, the Council desires to shift its focus for funding priorities away from all eight (8) impact areas, as originally identified in July 2021, to possibly just one or two for the upcoming fiscal years. This narrowing of focus is intended to invest more dollars for solutions that address root causes of certain issues, like Kindergarten Readiness and Youth Mental Health.
This funding is the start of long-term funding to implement new programs and expand existing ones to meet specific needs identified by the public in the 2022 Needs Assessment and 2023 Family Listening Sessions.
CSC Leon to host Family Listening Sessions in Neighborhoods. Parents, caregivers and neighborhood representatives are invited to give input on “Family Support” during three upcoming community conversation events.
The Children’s Services Council of Leon County (“CSC Leon”) seeks to establish, through this Request for Proposals (“RFP”), a contract for auditing services by persons or entities qualified to perform audits of independent special districts of the State of Florida pursuant to Florida Statue. Responses are due by 2 p.m. on December 16, 2022. The…
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CSC Leon contracted with Q-Q Research Consultants (Q-Q Research) in November 2021 to conduct a comprehensive asset and needs assessment that identifies: children’s services currently available, barriers preventing these programs from fully meeting the needs of children in Leon County, gaps that exist within current programming, and outcomes that should be tracked by programs and…
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On Thursday, May 26, the Children’s Services Council of Leon County (CSC Leon) approved the intent to fund 30 applications received from 28 entities as part of its inaugural funding cycle for Summer 2022. This first round of funding was designed as one-time program investments to expand the capacity of existing programs to better meet the needs of children (ages 0-12), youth…
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The Summer 2022 Funding Announcement is officially posted and available to the public. Click here CSC Leon seeks to issue one-time program funding to expand the capacity of existing programs to better meet the needs of children, youth, and families in Leon County during the summer of 2022. Additional funding opportunities to support implementation of…
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We are excited to announce several upcoming listening sessions with members of our Council. These engagement opportunities are your chance to learn what the Children’s Services Council of Leon County is and how it is different from other funding agencies in our community. Perhaps more importantly, it is an opportunity for members of the general…
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Cecka Rose Green was approved as the new executive director of the Children’s Services Council of Leon County during a meeting Thursday afternoon.
Green will be paid $120,000 a year with the potential for at least a $5,000 merit increase for the next year’s contract if she has met the council’s expectations, according to the employment agreement.
The Children’s Services Council of Leon Council is one step closer to creating a robust data system that will manage its community investments into programs, services and innovative solutions to meeting the needs of children, youth and families. However, a grants management system is just one component of the Request for Information CSC Leon released on Friday, December 17, 2021.
